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  Family is now reaping what they sowed and they don't like it.

  by Gemmel in

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  2. experiences

  i resigned from the jw's in my 20's over 30 years ago, i was immediately shunned by my entire family and it's remained that way with a few exceptions ever since.

  one of those exceptions was being contacted by a cousin a few years back and during that conversation i discovered that my mother had been and still was the prime mover in my complete and continuing shunning.

  i then used what contacts i had left to confirm it.

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  Their own shunning policy is biting them on the ass.
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  Muslims and the Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first i want to say that i don't know very much about the muslims, and what i am going to say is not attacking anyone, but instead, it was something that was said to me by a muslim man a few years back.. back in 2004 my husband and i found ourselves in a homeless situation.

  his job had ended because the plant that he was working at, had shut down, and was sent off to china.

  at the time our two sons were still very young, so we ended up staying at a couple of different homeless shelters until my husband could find another job, which took a total of three months before he found a new job, in a new state.

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  They profile as the same psychopath that part is obvious if someone cares to do a side by side comparison but many if not most people don't think about it let alone draw conclusions.
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  Russian gunman raised in JW family

  by Alex Bogdanov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the link bellow is sort of ok. i could not find a decent article in english language about this, but russian media is exploding.

  2 days ago a teenager killed 19 people and injured dozens and committed suicide.

  he was raised in a jw family.

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  Exactly what I thought waton, if he went all JW "postal" it hands the russian gov proof of extremism on a plate.
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  What’s the big deal with birthday cake?

  by Addison0998 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how strict were the jehovah’s witnesses you knew about birthday cake?

  i knew a girl who saw a few pieces of cake in the break room at her work, and ate a peice, then found out later that it was left over birthday cake.

  she felt so guilty and was scared about a bad impression she left on her work mates.

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  Yes fink, excess calories are def demonic!
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  Muslims and the Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first i want to say that i don't know very much about the muslims, and what i am going to say is not attacking anyone, but instead, it was something that was said to me by a muslim man a few years back.. back in 2004 my husband and i found ourselves in a homeless situation.

  his job had ended because the plant that he was working at, had shut down, and was sent off to china.

  at the time our two sons were still very young, so we ended up staying at a couple of different homeless shelters until my husband could find another job, which took a total of three months before he found a new job, in a new state.

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  "Jehovah and Allah are the same being"

  That's curious I watched a presentation by an ex muslim academic who basically said the same thing. Same character in different guises.
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  What’s the big deal with birthday cake?

  by Addison0998 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how strict were the jehovah’s witnesses you knew about birthday cake?

  i knew a girl who saw a few pieces of cake in the break room at her work, and ate a peice, then found out later that it was left over birthday cake.

  she felt so guilty and was scared about a bad impression she left on her work mates.

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  I would eat bd cake because.. well it's cake!

  I would try to scoff a piece after and away from the celebration rather than during lest "I stumble anyone" but if there's cake around I figured it's just cake!

  Most other JWs I knew would not, could not think it through for themselves.
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  Russian gunman raised in JW family

  by Alex Bogdanov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the link bellow is sort of ok. i could not find a decent article in english language about this, but russian media is exploding.

  2 days ago a teenager killed 19 people and injured dozens and committed suicide.

  he was raised in a jw family.

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  Can't comment on the case but re mental health issues I remember when I was attending meetings a guy gave a talk and highlighted that some governments (of course he didn't say what governments mind) had deemed JW teachings as being detrimental to mental health and caused depression. He and the audience scoffed quite predictably but at the time I remember thinking it was true!

  There were definitely some people who could not handle being a JW psychologically or emotionally, I had witnessed it myself. Emotionally/psychologically fragile people tipped over the edge by the litany of unreachababe congregation expectations, gossip and the general small minded ignorance of disability and or mental health issues by the elders only compounded the problem.

  These people all left and at the time I thought good! Leaving, walking away was the most sensible thing they could do!

  Get out!
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  A question for you women; what was it really like for you being in the Org?

  by Tallon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi there folks.. i took a bit of time out from the forum, however i'm back again.. what was it really like for you, your experiences good or bad, etc, in the org?.

  if you were granted a listening ear by the gb, what changes would you like to see implemented?.

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  Totally strips you of any sense of self and your only purpose is to be "quiet and mild" while you "support arrangements."

  I'd say the only difference with a male is he can "reach out" if he qualifies iow jumps through hoops for the BOE, but, that in itself is an illusion of power and control as men too are subject to the same rules and following direction to become good little soldiers for WT.

  Sucks all round for men women and children but in different ways.
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  The effect Crisis of Conscience has...

  by pleaseresearch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  would love to read this book one day and give it to my mum and brother who are both in the organisation.. so many people i see on videos claim that this book was the nail in the coffin.

  but do you know anyone where it had no effect on them?.

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  COC effectively confirmed what I had already suspected.
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  Rick Fearon - Six Screens of the Watchtower

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so a friend today asked me what his deal is and i honestly don't know.

  i saw someone post about his accusations that the doj is investigating watchtower and people seemed down on the guy, as well has johnny the bethelite or whatever his name is that claims to leak stuff.

  i don't know rick fearon, don't watch his show, but his site just seems a little crazy, and he seems to get into occult conspiracies and the jws, which never lends credibility.. so for those of you who have been around a while, what's the deal?

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  Aww, I miss Eric JWstruggle too he is such a great interviewer he would have been a much better choice for Leah Remini's program I think.

  I alo think six screens and RF serves a purpose for many.